What is it about the number 50?
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
July 4, 2024 3:18am CST
What is it about the number 50 that seems to have such great appeal?
An online search for ‘Fifty things’ books will bring up a whole list, from the serious ‘Fifty things that made the modern economy’ through the frivolous ‘Fifty things to do before you die’ (I mean – when else are you going to do them?) to the downright silly ‘Fifty things to do while you poo’ and including books for children such as ‘Fifty things to do before you’re 11¾’ or ‘Fifty things to do with a stick’ (personally I think it’s a sad indictment of modern life if children need to be told what to do with a stick!)
I was wondering about this after the discussion about cryopreservation yesterday. I’m seriously considering writing more on this subject and I wondered if I could come up with enough factors to write ‘Fifty things to consider before you get yourself cryopreserved’.
What do you think?
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jul 24
@Orson_Kart Very good! Your inventiveness impresses me! lol
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
4 Jul 24
It is a nice even nymer. Funny here it is 100 things..like 100 things to do before you die. I souls get that book Times a wastin!
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@Orson_Kart (8250)
• United Kingdom
5 Jul 24
@Fleura ‘Fifty things to do after you die’
I can only think of two:
1. Decompose.
2. Haunt someone
Ok, I’ve thought of a 3rd - Rot in hell. 
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 24
@Orson_Kart Travel to another dimension? Come back to Earth as someone else?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
5 Jul 24
I would rather gloat on 3. My mother did everything in 3.
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@Orson_Kart (8250)
• United Kingdom
5 Jul 24
‘Fifty things to do while you poo’ would be great for those suffering from constipation. It must be difficult just staring at the walls and straining.
I couldn’t think of 50 things to do with a stick, but I could think of 50 people I’d like to poke with a stick! 
I couldn’t think of 50 things to do with a stick, but I could think of 50 people I’d like to poke with a stick! 1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
4 Jul 24
50 represents mid life. That scares people.
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@LindaOHio (222223)
• United States
5 Jul 24
50 is a nice even number. I'm sure there's a book out there about 50 Ways to Earn Extra Money. Have a wonderful day and weekend!
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Perhaps because the number is half from 100 
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
4 Jul 24
It is beyond me why there were partial to number 50.Won't it do if they were either number 30 or number 20 ?
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jul 24
Probably 50 is chosen as a nice round number and used most often, To make the lists more adorable I would rather got with Ten Things to Do or Try,
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
4 Jul 24
We all have affinities to 10,50 and 100 and all multiples from there on. These numbers are considered as milestones or landmarks. Compared to other numbers, we feel these are halfway marks or the full ones. For many topics, it becomes attractive when we state we have fifty reasons for X or Y . It plays with our curiousity.Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
